Statements ahead of tomorrow’s (26/10, 19:45) match between AEK for the 3rd round of the Europa League, made by the coach of Marseille, Gennaro Gattuso.
After emphasizing that his team must play the perfect game to celebrate the victory, describing AEK as complicated and dangerous. In addition, he praised Matias Almeidas, referred to his racing plans, while also talking about his passing from our country and the bench of OFI.
What the Marseille coach said in detail:
“We will have to play a perfect match to win. Playing in Europe is a privilege for everyone. The Champions League music is more appealing, but we have a lot of respect for the Europa League. Especially when we’re called Marseille, we can’t afford to be kicked out of the Europa League.
The group, if we close our eyes, we can say that it is from the Champions League. AEK has a more… French game. We have to win, it gives us motivation to see the stadium full. It will be a completely different match compared to Nice or Brighton. They are a very complex, dangerous, physical team. We should really be in the match, not just technically, otherwise it will be too complicated for us.
We will focus on tomorrow’s match and then think about what comes next. We have to have a great fight. I think we are on the right track. We have to be ready before we go in, talk and help each other on the field. We really need to work on this so that the players are always at 100 kilometers per hour. If we continue on this path, we will be able to get results. We need to improve the details in our game or we risk being mediocre, that’s not the goal. We will have to be careful in set-pieces and their ability to attack deep.”.
For his racing footage: “Pau Lopez has a muscle injury, but it’s not too serious. In two weeks he will be with us. Zigo has been training for three weeks, but he is still a little fragile. The situation in Korea worries us a little more. François-Régis Mugs has some discomfort, we’ll see if he can play or not.”
On Blanco replacing Lopez: “I have no worries, he is a very good goalkeeper, he knows what he has to do. He gives confidence to his teammates. He knows how to make saves, play with his feet. He radiates confidence, he is a leader for us”.
For Matias Almeidas: “Matias Almeida as a player was like me, we were two warriors. His team is like him, you have to be tough to deal with them”.
About his passage from OFI: “Ten years have passed, then I was a bit like the player Gattuso. There we studied AEK well, they are a difficult team. We’ll have to go there with a knife between our teeth. To make the match less difficult”.
Source: Sport Fm
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